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LOT 1337
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Fertility Figure Group
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 in. (37.2 grams, 84 mm).
Modelled in the half-round on a low conical base, three stylised beaked heads with pointillé headdresses.
ProvenanceEx private collection, London, UK, 1969-1999.
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Luristan Bronze Dagger Blade
800-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
With a triangular blade fitted with three fullers, with a handle cast onto the blade, showing three fastening holes. 72 grams, 20 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
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Large Bactrian Banded Agate Bead Group
Circa 1st millennium B.C.-early 1st millennium A.D. or laterEstimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Comprising of large fusiformed beads. 166 grams total, 35-50 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, England.